| Range |
~8,000 boutons
|
| Organism |
Mammals |
| Reference |
Attwell D, Laughlin SB. An energy budget for signaling in the grey matter of the brain. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2001 Oct21(10):1133-45. p.1138 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID11598490
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| Primary Source |
Braitenberg V, Schüz A (1998) Cortex: statistics and geometry of neuronal connectivity, 2nd ed. Berlin: Springer |
| Comments |
"Averaged over rodent neocortex, each action potential
can evoke glutamate release from approximately 8,000
boutons (primary source)." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
108669 |